The expressive and conversational affordances of mobile messaging

Can texting be used to improve romantic relationships?—The effects of sending positive text messages on relationship satisfaction

“…For example, when interviewed about their feelings of connectedness via texting, most people had something positive to report about texting, such as texting allowed them to stay connected to their partner and yet also maintain autonomy at the same time, texting was more private and perpetual than talking on the phone, and in general, texting made the relationship more enjoyable and closer (Pettigrew, 2009). Other self-report studies further confirmed that texting particularly benefits young, single, and socially anxious mobile phone users, enabling them to enrich their personal relationships in ways that might otherwise be denied to them (Reid & Reid, 2010). Overall, these studies have shown promise that texting can bring about positive outcomes in close relationships.…”

An expectation-confirmation model of continuance intention to use mobile instant messaging

“…It is also a key determinant in post-adoption behavior (Bhattacherjee, 2001;Limayem et al, 2007). With many free MIM applications available in the market, satisfaction is salient to users' decision to continue using a particular MIM (Reid and Reid, 2010). A dissatisfied user can easily switch to another MIM without much switching cost (Deng et al, 2010;Zhou and Lu, 2011).…”

‘Can I afford to help?’ How affordances of communication modalities guide bystanders' helping intentions towards harassment on social network sites

“…The central idea is that each material object, or CT, has specific characteristics or affordances that 'frame, while not determining, the possibilities for agentic action in relation to an object' (Hutchby 2001b, 444). The concept of affordances has been applied to the use of specific CT, such as mobile phones (Reid and Reid 2010) and SNS (boyd 2010), and to CT use of specific user groups, such as adolescents (Livingstone 2008;Mesch 2008). The concept of affordances has been applied to the use of specific CT, such as mobile phones (Reid and Reid 2010) and SNS (boyd 2010), and to CT use of specific user groups, such as adolescents (Livingstone 2008;Mesch 2008).…”